Bodycraft TR1140 Treadmill Review

TREADMILL DOCTOR NOTE :

This one gets lost in the woods of other available choices. Bodycraft can make a compelling argument if you have a dealer that will provide a high level of service. From a nuts and bolts perspective, this one has a hard time stacking up.

MSRP:

$1,999.00

Walking Area

7.5

Power

5.5

Cushioning

6.2

Reliability

5.2

Noise Level

6.4

Quality

6.2

Value

3.8

Warranty

8.5

Overall Rating: 5.82

Around $2000, there are many other options we would choose unless you need the service a dealer should provide with this model. If they won't provide the service, you are better off with a mass-market machine.

General Information

Bodycraft is another upstart in the fitness game in relation to their treadmill and elliptical products. Some of the better dealers that we know carry Bodycraft and it hits a good price point if you want a solid machine at an affordable price. The question for most people would be why buy a Bodycraft when you can get a better machine for less from Icon or Johnson- the answer would be product support and service...for some buyers this would be a very good reason.

Quality / Philosophy

Their design philosophy is to build a decent treadmill and put it at a value price. This seems to work and the machines we looked at were quite capable. With the big improvement in the quality of the Icon and Johnson makes, they may not be able to make as big a dent in the market as they would hope, but we'll see.

Outlook

We aren't sure, and it is possible that Bodycraft is among the walking dead, but at this point they are still showing a pulse. We know of some good dealers that have picked up this line, but we would think it was more for reasons of wanting to differentiate from competitors rather than having a new, innovative product.